Nell B. Nichols

Beginner’s Pastry

Paste Method

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1

    ( 8 " or 9 " ) 2-crust pie
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook
Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

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Ingredients

  • 2 c. sifted flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • ⅔ c.

Method

  • Mix flour and salt in a bowl. Cut in shortening with pastry blender until mixture is like coarse meal. Combine ⅓ c. of this mixture with the water; add to the remaining flour-shortening mixture. Mix with fork and then with fingers just until dough holds together and will shape int